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Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

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Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune poster

Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki Washizu

Isuzu Yamada poster

Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu

Takashi Shimura poster

Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura

Akira Kubo poster

Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki

Hiroshi Tachikawa poster

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki

Minoru Chiaki poster

Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki

Takamaru Sasaki poster

Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki

Gen Shimizu poster

Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai

Kokuten Kōdō poster

Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander

Kichijirō Ueda poster

Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman

Eiko Miyoshi poster

Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle

Chieko Naniwa poster

Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman

Nakajirō Tomita poster

Nakajirō Tomita

Military Commander #2

Yū Fujiki poster

Yū Fujiki

Washizu samurai

Sachio Sakai poster

Sachio Sakai

Washizu samurai